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Evidence Pyramid (Levels of Evidence)
"Evidence Pyramid" is a product of Tufts University and is licensed under BY-NC-SA license 4.0
Tufts' "Evidence Pyramid" is based in part on the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: Levels of Evidence (2009)
Evidence-Based Nursing Care Guidelines by
This groundbreaking reference - created by an internationally respected team of clinical and research experts - provides quick access to concise summaries of the body of nursing research for 192 common medical-surgical interventions. Each nursing care guideline classifies specific nursing activities as Effective, Possibly Effective, or Possibly Harmful, providing a bridge between research and clinical practice. Ideal for both nursing students and practicing nurses, this evidence-based reference is your key to confidently evaluating the latest research findings and effectively applying best practices in the clinical setting. Synthesizing the current state of research evidence, each nursing care guideline classifies specific activities as Effective, Possibly Effective, Not Effective, or Possibly Harmful. Easy-to-recognize icons for each cited study help you differentiate between findings that are based on nursing research (NR), multidisciplinary research (MR), or expert opinion (EO), or those activities that represent established standards of practice (SP). Each nursing activity is rated by level of evidence, allowing you to gauge the validity of the research and weigh additional evidence you may encounter. Guidelines are identified by NIC intervention labels wherever appropriate, and NOC outcome measurements are incorporated throughout. An Evolve website provides additional evidence-based nursing resources.
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; RT51 .E95 2008ISBN: 9780323046244Publication Date: 2007-02-18
Critical appraisal worksheets and calculators
- Critical Appraisal Skills Programme CASPFind trainings and checklists for critical appraisals of systematic reviews, randomized control trials, and cohort studies.
- Evidence-Based Medicine WorksheetsDownloadable (PDF or Word) worksheets for evidence appraisal of various study designs. From Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries.
- Critical Appraisal WorksheetsWorksheets for critical analysis of the following: diagnosis, harm, prognosis, systematic review (of therapy), and therapy. Includes calculators. Can download or fill out online. From the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.
- AGREE EnterpriseThe Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) Instrument evaluates the process of practice guideline development and the quality of reporting.
How to Read a Paper
How to Read a Paper by Call Number: R118.6 .G74 2010
Check out a copy of Trisha Greenhalgh's How to Read a Paper to read about how to find a medical research paper, assess it for its scientific validity, and where relevant, put the findings into practice.
Standards for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
- PRISMA StatementPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.
- Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of InterventionsA handbook detailing the protocols for Cochrane systematic reviews.
Systematic Reviews
